BRIDGE CLUBS

[blackshoe]

Yes... I said "most" because most clubs do not have their own premises, but that paints an inaccurate picture since these clubs offer a minority of the duplicate sessions available. I guess it would have been better to say that there are far more evening than daytime sessions (not counting large non-affiliated clubs that are not intended for serious bridge players).

 

 

 

LOL I know; I didn't mean to suggest that taking a train is dreadful! It is just that getting a train to the bridge club implies a different level of commitment to getting in your car for half an hour. And a different approach to journeys in general.

I like trains, and I enjoyed riding the train while I was in England. In the 3 years I was there I rented a car once - as I recall the train was inconvenient for the trip I had to take. That was fun too - trying to remember to stay on the "wrong" side of the road, and so on. Almost got lost in the New Forest, but I managed to figure out where I'd gone wrong. :-)

 

That said, I am an American, and I spent much of my adult life out west, where distances are large and public or mass transportation is well, not so hot. So I got used to "must have - and use - a car". I did not, however, get as bad as some Texans I knew, who would walk out of the bar, get in their car pickup truck and move it across the street and then go in the bar on that side. B-)

[mouthpiece]

Almost all of us are attendees of club events as bridge players. It's both a social and competitive. Many of you are playing in a local bridge club either as a member or guest. Besides your "popular" club how many different bridge clubs have you visited in your country and around the world. And what was different than yours as you remember. Share your experiences and good memories if you'd like to.

I'm new to this but am in a Ft Myers, Fl duplicate group where, at this time, we've limited ourselves to 4 tables until we get our feet on the ground. I was told that I should be able to download a program to help us with scoring from BBO. Does anyone know if there is such a program and , if so, how I go about downloading this.

 

If anyone replies, I would appreciate a direct email to me ,,namely, johnjswartzsr@gmail.com. I'm computer challenged and probably would not ever find this page again if your reply is on this sheet.

 

Thanx

 

John J Swartz